Former England footballer John Barnes has said Liam Neeson deserves a medal for his honesty after the actor revealed he once held violent thoughts about killing a black person in revenge after someone close to him was raped. He told Sky News: “I believe that Liam Neeson deserves a medal and I’ll tell you why. Read the latest on the story here: https://t.co/upuIiUuyPT pic.twitter.com/F4F40OYtjS — Sky News (@SkyNews) February 5, 2019“I’ve listened to the whole transcript, Liam Neeson was talking about his film, revenge, and he’s talking about how revenge doesn’t do anyone any good. “He’s not ashamed and horrified in wanting to commit the act of revenge, he’s ashamed and horrified because that is what he felt about all black people. “What he’s actually saying is he’s horrified and ashamed of the way he felt, he went on to say that.

Source: Irish Examiner February 05, 2019 12:56 UTC